fluoroscopy

[ floo-ros-kuh-pee, flaw-, floh- ]

noun

1. the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.

fluoroscopy

/ flʊəˈrɒskəpɪ /

noun

1. examination of a person or object by means of a fluoroscope

Other Words From

• fluor·osco·pist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluoroscopy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; fluoro- + -scopy

Example Sentences

Associated words: fluoroscope, fluoroscopy, cryptoscopy, cryptoscope.

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